2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 14th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 11–7 in MAC play to tie for first in the West Division. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Ball State. They declined invitations from both the CollegeInsider.com and College Basketball Invitational postseason tournaments.^[1]

2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
MAC West Division co-champions
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	16–16 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (14th season)
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates Larry Farmer James Holland
Home arena	University Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Kent State †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			16	–	17		.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
† 2017 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2015–16 season 13–19 overall and 7–11 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Northern Illinois. WMU tied Eastern Michigan for the Michigan MAC Trophy with a 3–1 record. However, due to not having a clear winner, Central Michigan retained the trophy that they won in 2014–15.

Departures

Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Anthony Avery	F	6′ 7″	205	Senior	Chicago, IL	Graduated
Khadim Dieng	C	6′ 11″	200	Sophomore	Senegal	Transferred to Davenport
Jared Klein	G	6′ 2″	175	Senior	Otsego, MI	Graduated
Kellen McCormick	F	6′ 8″	215	Junior (redshirt)	West Bloomfield, MI	Graduate transfer to Georgia Tech
Taylor Perry	G	6′ 5″	200	Senior	Rochester, MI	Graduated
Connar Tava	F	6′ 6″	245	Senior	Macomb, MI	Graduate transfer to Boston College

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reggie Jones SF	Marion, IN	Marion High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Jared Printy SG	Marion, IA	Linn-Mar High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	N/A	Sep 24, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Brandon Johnson PF	Chicago, IL	Thornton Fractional South High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Oct 6, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adida Ikongshul SF	Madison, IN	Shawe Memorial High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jarrin Randall PG	Chicago, IL	Morgan Park High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sep 6, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
T. J. Clifford PF	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove South High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Jul 9, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Michael Flowers PG	Southfield, MI	Southfield High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Season

On December 12, during the season, redshirt freshman guard Joeviair Kennedy was charged with murder and armed robbery in the killing of a WMU student.^[2]

Roster

2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Bryce Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So Park Tudor Indianapolis, IN G/F 1 Tucker Haymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 213 lb (97 kg) Sr Garfield Seattle, WA G/F 2 Joeviair Kennedy (S) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Muskegon Muskegon, MI G/F 3 Josh Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Henry J. Ford Detroit, MI G 4 Jared Printy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Fr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA G 10 Thomas Wilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Quakerdale Prep Montgomery, IL G 11 Ryan Wade (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Laingsburg Laingsburg, MI G 12 Jarrin Randall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 149 lb (68 kg) Fr Morgan Park Chicago, IL G/F 13 Brandon Allen (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Fr Haslett East Lansing, MI G/F 23 Reggie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Marion Marion, IN F 24 Adida Ikongshul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Madison Consolidated Nigeria F 35 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Fr Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Chicago, IL C 42 Drake LaMont 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr American Heritage Plantation, FL C 50 Seth Dugan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Otsego Otsego, MI	Head coach Steve Hawkins (South Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Clayton Bates (Florida) Larry Farmer (UCLA) James Holland (USC Upstate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

The following table lists WMU's schedule.^[3][4]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition game
November 5, 2016* 3:00 pm		Kalamazoo	W 108–57		University Arena (1,696) Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Marygrove	W 90–74	1–0	University Arena (2,058) Kalamazoo, MI
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	L 60–77	1–1	Athletics Center O'rena (2,335) Rochester, MI
November 17, 2016* 11:30 am, ESPN2		vs. No. 3 Villanova Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 65–76	1–2	TD Arena (4,125) Charleston, SC
November 18, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. UTEP Charleston Classic consolation round	L 75–85	1–3	TD Arena (4,020) Charleston, SC
November 20, 2016* 1:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Boise State Charleston Classic 7th place game	L 70–91	1–4	TD Arena (1,293) Charleston, SC
November 26, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Arkansas	W 80–63	2–4	University Arena (1,844) Kalamazoo, MI
November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UNC Wilmington	L 92–97	2–5	University Arena (1,823) Kalamazoo, MI
December 7, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		vs. Cleveland State	L 62–85	2–6	Quicken Loans Arena (1,313) Cleveland, OH
December 10, 2016* 1:00 pm, ESPN3		James Madison	W 74–67	3–6	University Arena (1,968) Kalamazoo, MI
December 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 86–92	3–7	Hec Edmundson Pavilion (7,129) Seattle, WA
December 21, 2016* 11:00 pm, P12N		at No. 2 UCLA	L 68–82	3–8	Pauley Pavilion (10,695) Los Angeles, CA
December 29, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Alabama A&M	W 80–50	4–8	University Arena (2,260) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	L 58–89	4–9 (0–1)	Convocation Center (4,616) Athens, OH
January 6, 2017 6:30 pm		at Akron	L 59–66	4–10 (0–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,760) Akron, OH
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	W 90–74	5–10 (1–2)	University Arena (1,879) Kalamazoo, MI
January 14, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 92–88	6–10 (2–2)	University Arena (2,418) Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 80–86	6–11 (2–3)	Convocation Center (1,485) Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 54–66	6–12 (2–4)	Alumni Arena (3,284) Amherst, NY
January 24, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	L 80–90	6–13 (2–5)	University Arena (2,079) Kalamazoo, MI
January 28, 2017 1:00 pm, ESPN3		at Ball State	L 78–84	6–14 (2–6)	John E. Worthen Arena (4,298) Muncie, IN
January 31, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	W 90–85	7–14 (3–6)	University Arena (1,806) Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2017 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 82–86	7–15 (3–7)	McGuirk Arena (5,412) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 72–55	8–15 (4–7)	Millett Hall (3,061) Oxford, OH
February 11, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 76–67	9–15 (5–7)	University Arena (3,140) Kalamazoo, MI
February 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 89–79	10–15 (6–7)	University Arena (1,763) Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 88–80	11–15 (7–7)	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 61–56 ^OT	12–15 (8–7)	Savage Arena (3,859) Toledo, OH
February 25, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 80–55	13–15 (9–7)	University Arena (2,857) Kalamazoo, MI
February 28, 2017 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	W 70–56	14–15 (10–7)	Convocation Center (862) DeKalb, IL
March 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 88–80	15–15 (11–7)	University Arena (4,194) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 6, 2017 7:30 pm, ESPN3	(5)	(12) Miami First round	W 65–61	16–15	University Arena (1,227) Kalamazoo, MI
March 9, 2017 2:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3	(5)	vs. (4) Ball State Quarterfinals	L 63–66	16–16	Quicken Loans Arena (2,245) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

See also

• 2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

References

1. "WMU, CMU hoops get tournament offers, but decline". March 12, 2017. from the original on March 14, 2017.
2. "Western Michigan's Joeviair Kennedy charged with murder". ESPN. Associated Press. December 14, 2016. from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
3. "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". from the original on August 2, 2016.
4. "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule - 2016-17". from the original on August 18, 2016.